"Report: Most HDDs Die After Almost 3 Years, Newer Models Are Less Reliable"
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-most-hdds-die-after-almost-3-years-newer-models-are-less-reliable
"The study found that drives made before 2015 were more reliable than
newer drives."
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Report: Most HDDs Die After Almost 3 Years, Newer Models Are Less Reliable"
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-most-hdds-die-after-almost-3-years-newer-models-are-less-reliable
"The study found that drives made before 2015 were more reliable than newer drives."
This puts a new perspective on HDD vs SSD reliability comparisons
such as this one posted about in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
recently:
https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/03/10/backblaze-ssd-vs-hdd/
While my assumption has been that SSD reliability has been catching
up to HDDs since the early 2010s, this new article suggests that
HDD reliability has been decreasing. So maybe drive options are
less reliable now overall than they were in 2015?
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Report: Most HDDs Die After Almost 3 Years, Newer Models Are Less Reliable"
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-most-hdds-die-after-almost-3-years-newer-models-are-less-reliable
"The study found that drives made before 2015 were more reliable than
newer drives."
This puts a new perspective on HDD vs SSD reliability comparisons
such as this one posted about in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
recently:
https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/03/10/backblaze-ssd-vs-hdd/
While my assumption has been that SSD reliability has been catching
up to HDDs since the early 2010s, this new article suggests that
HDD reliability has been decreasing. So maybe drive options are
less reliable now overall than they were in 2015?
I wished huge sized SSDs were cheap or even cheaper than huge sized
HDDs. I'd totally buy huged sized SSDs for good prices.
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Report: Most HDDs Die After Almost 3 Years, Newer Models Are Less Reliable"
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-most-hdds-die-after-almost-3-years-newer-models-are-less-reliable
"The study found that drives made before 2015 were more reliable than >> > newer drives."
This puts a new perspective on HDD vs SSD reliability comparisons
such as this one posted about in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
recently:
https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/03/10/backblaze-ssd-vs-hdd/
While my assumption has been that SSD reliability has been catching
up to HDDs since the early 2010s, this new article suggests that
HDD reliability has been decreasing. So maybe drive options are
less reliable now overall than they were in 2015?
I wished huge sized SSDs were cheap or even cheaper than huge sized
HDDs. I'd totally buy huged sized SSDs for good prices.
Drives have long been more than big enough for me. I have no use for
TBs of storage. But for the data I do store, I'd like to minimise disruptions, if not minor data loss, due to hardware failure. If manufacturers are sacrificing past reliability standards in favour
of capacity now*, then it seems my market is even less well catered
for than I thought.
Yes RAID is an option, but not so convenient for applications like
laptops. Plus it obviously doubles the hardware cost where a single
drive would otherwise be used if drive reliability was better
trusted.
* At least for HDDs. As was the point of my last post, it's unclear
to me whether SSDs are improving significantly in reliability or
not.
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
* At least for HDDs. As was the point of my last post, it's unclear
to me whether SSDs are improving significantly in reliability or
not.
Well, speed too for SSDs. :)
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Report: Most HDDs Die After Almost 3 Years, Newer Models Are Less Reliable"
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-most-hdds-die-after-almost-3-years-newer-models-are-less-reliable
"The study found that drives made before 2015 were more reliable than >>>>> newer drives."
This puts a new perspective on HDD vs SSD reliability comparisons
such as this one posted about in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
recently:
https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/03/10/backblaze-ssd-vs-hdd/
While my assumption has been that SSD reliability has been catching
up to HDDs since the early 2010s, this new article suggests that
HDD reliability has been decreasing. So maybe drive options are
less reliable now overall than they were in 2015?
I wished huge sized SSDs were cheap or even cheaper than huge sized
HDDs. I'd totally buy huged sized SSDs for good prices.
Drives have long been more than big enough for me. I have no use for
TBs of storage. But for the data I do store, I'd like to minimise
disruptions, if not minor data loss, due to hardware failure. If
manufacturers are sacrificing past reliability standards in favour
of capacity now*, then it seems my market is even less well catered
for than I thought.
For me, I have many videos and huge virtual and back up images. :/
Yes RAID is an option, but not so convenient for applications like
laptops. Plus it obviously doubles the hardware cost where a single
drive would otherwise be used if drive reliability was better
trusted.
* At least for HDDs. As was the point of my last post, it's unclear
to me whether SSDs are improving significantly in reliability or
not.
Well, speed too for SSDs. :)
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
* At least for HDDs. As was the point of my last post, it's unclear
to me whether SSDs are improving significantly in reliability or
not.
Well, speed too for SSDs. :)
I don't need more speed either. The interesting part about SSDs to
me was that lack of moving parts could make them much more
reliable. But initially the opposite was true, and now even if
there is a marginal reliability advantage to SSDs, it seems it
might, at least in part, just be because HDDs have become less
reliable.
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